Vítor Carvalho, a leading figure in Gil Vicente’s midfield, confessed to having looked for information about Daniel Sousa as soon as he found out that he would be his new coach. In statements to Sports TVthe 25-year-old Brazilian midfielder admitted to having used the «Internet to research the coach’s career».
«I went to see who he was, but then there wasn’t much. They told me that he worked with André Villas-Boas, they spoke well of him. It is the first opportunity as a head coach and I was left with an excellent impression from the first contact», said the Gilista player in a speech where there is no lack of praise for the leader of the technical team.
«He spoke a lot about what he wanted to pass on to us and he has been an important leader», added Vítor Carvalho, who, in the same conversation, also highlighted the Spaniard Fran Navarro, «a reference on the field, for the goals he scores and for the help he gives to the collective».